Childhood ain’t easy and adulthood is harder. This was never more true than for Atlas, the online, upstart, nonconformist MDI division-turned-region. Both child and parents,
When I joined Mentor, Discover, Inspire (MDI) in 2008 I found men. I found men in a way that I’d never experienced before in my
A guide for Men Navigating Career Uncertainty This is the 2nd installment of Built on Purpose, MDI Edition, a column focused on how purpose shapes
“We live in a time that can measure magnitude instantly and mistake it for greatness. That is the central pathology.”
Robert MunafoGuest Writer Part I: Nỗi Sợ [Fear-entering the liminal space] I’d only done this once before, in 1992. It was not, by any means, the
n 2004, Dennis Speer of Legacy Division, Western Region, Mentor, Discover, Inspire (MDI), bought 88 acres of wilderness nestled in the mountains near Santa Cruz.
If you watched just the last few minutes of nearly every movie, you’d see the typical description of greatness. The protagonist gets the job over
What is this greatness we cause?
I’ve been a lot of things: broke, alcoholic, engineer, curious, retired; an avid reader, a son, husband, boyfriend, asshole,
Every journey begins with a single step, no doubt, but some take longer than others. On the face of it the path laid out at
A classic Screwdriver is a simple, two-ingredient highball made from vodka and orange juice. It’s typically served over ice, in a tall glass, and is
David De FranciscoGuest Writer This was written twelve years before I did my Sterling Men’s Weekend and joined Mentor Discover Inspire (MDI). I was still
Mark PitcherGuest WriterThe following includes material from two blog posts, originally published in December 2024 and August 2025, for Beyond Brotherhood, an organization founded by
Matt CoddingtonTool Time, Revisited: A Riveting Column Imagine a bolt, a nut, and a wrench. They are conscious and have formed a threesome, a tool
Michael ‘Burnsie’ BurnsColumnist There is a purpose to the long tradition of ‘consequences’ on men’s teams. It isn’t a punishment, a way to pay for
Matt CoddingtonGuest Writer As a locksmith and security technician, I really like Makita cordless power tools. I like the array of tools that Makita offers
